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Ridgway, CO map Population (year 2000): 713. Estimated population in July 2006: 749 (+5.0% change)
 

Males: 360  (50.5%)
Females: 353  (49.5%)

Ouray County

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81432.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,900 (it was $40,903 in 2000)
Ridgway  $40,900
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $250,900 (it was $215,000 in 2000)
Ridgway  $250,900
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Ridgway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.8%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (20.3%), English (20.2%), Swedish (6.0%), Italian (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6988 feet

Land area: 2.00 square miles.

Population density: 376 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ridgway

  • High school or higher: 97.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgway town

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 18.4%

21 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:  2.9%
Colorado:  8.6%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ridgway, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ridgway to the number of sex offenders is 376 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ridgway:  0.4% ($889)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (209.6 miles , pop. 360,890).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (436.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Loghill Village, CO (4.0 miles ), Ouray, CO (10.6 miles ), Telluride, CO (15.3 miles ), Mountain Village, CO (16.8 miles ), Sawpit, CO (19.9 miles) , Ophir, CO (21.1 miles) , Montrose, CO (23.7 miles ), Silverton, CO (24.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $171,500
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $136,100
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $136,100

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Latitude: 38.15 N, Longitude: 107.76 W


Area code: 970

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Population change in the 1990s: +275 (+62.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (36%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.99
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgway:
  • MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MONTROSE, CO)
  • DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; DELTA, CO)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (about 60 miles; DURANGO, CO)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ridgway:
  • TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 18 miles; TELLURIDE, CO; ID: TEX)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MONTROSE, CO; ID: MTJ)
  • GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgway:
  • CRAWFORD (about 39 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; ID: 99V)
  • NORTH FORK VALLEY (about 47 miles; PAONIA, CO; ID: 7V2)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 48 miles; DELTA, CO; ID: 1V9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgway:
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 68 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 98 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 99 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 198 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
Public high school in Ridgway:
  • RIDGWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ridgway:
  • RIDGWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
  • RIDGWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Ridgway:
  • RIDGWAY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $185,194; Location: 525 CLINTON; 8,792 books; 189 audio materials; 580 video materials)

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Notable locations in Ridgway: Ouray County Fairground (A), Ouray County Fairgrounds and Rodeo (B), Ridgway Fire Department (C), Ridgway Town Hall (D), Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce (E), Ridgway Community Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Ridgway: Ridgway Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Cottonwood Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Ridgway: Ridgway Town Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Ridgway Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: San Juan Hut Systems (Ski & Helicopter Tours; 102 Campbell Lane), Orvis Hot Springs Massage (Recreation Areas; 1585 County Road 3), Orvis Hot Spring (Recreation Areas; 1585 County Road 3), San Juan Balloon Adventure (323 North Amelia Street), Come & See Inc Travel Services (Tours & Charters; Po Box 321).

Hotels: Adobe Inn (251 Liddell Drive), Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa (304 South Lena Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgway and their reported violations in the past:

ELK MEADOWS ESTATES (Population served: 175, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-15-2003), St Public Notif requested (FEB-27-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-27-2004)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2003), St Boil Water Order (MAY-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-2003)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-09-2003), St Boil Water Order (APR-09-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-09-2003), St Boil Water Order (APR-09-2003)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2002), St Boil Water Order (MAY-03-2002)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2002), St Boil Water Order (MAR-15-2002)
  • Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between DEC-2001 and DEC-2004. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-12-2003), St Boil Water Order (MAR-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 11 regular monitoring violations
DALLAS MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOC (Population served: 33, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 12 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgway that have no violations reported:
  • DALLAS CREEK WC (Population served: 650, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.0%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Ridgway compared to Colorado state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ridgway (2007 data):
  • Alpine Bank: Ridgway Branch at 133 North Lena, branch established on 1997-09-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,010.8 mil, Deposits: $1,752.5 mil, headquarters in Glenwood Springs, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Alpine Banks Of Colorado
  • The Citizens State Bank of Ouray: Ridgway Branch at State Highway 62, branch established on 1980-02-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.6 mil, Deposits: $58.5 mil, headquarters in Ouray, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Harry A. Lowe Agency, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 3$8,513$34,0520$0
Sewerage 1$2,785$33,4200$0
Water Supply 1$3,700$44,4000$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$930
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,708$34,2481$806
Financial Administration 1$2,041$24,4921$1,539
Other Government Administration 1$3,587$43,0448$5,358
Totals for Government 9$26,333$35,11112$8,632



12.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($78,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.60%
Colorado average:  10.77%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montrose County, CO  1.10% ($40,938 average AGI)
from San Miguel County, CO  0.75% ($34,636)
from Mesa County, CO  0.68% ($73,600)


11.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.08%
Colorado average:  10.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montrose County, CO  2.58% ($59,595 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgway:
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAVP (1450 AM; 1 kW; COLONA, CO; Owner: WS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KIUP (930 AM; 5 kW; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KENN (1390 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, NM; Owner: WINTON ROAD BROADCASTING CO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgway:
  • KKXK (94.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KOTO (91.7 FM; TELLURIDE, CO; Owner: SAN MIGUEL EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.)
  • KWGL (105.7 FM; OURAY, CO; Owner: WS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KPRH (88.3 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)
  • KBNG (103.7 FM; RIDGWAY, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KVMT (89.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • KRYD (104.9 FM; NORWOOD, CO; Owner: ROCKY III INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • KIQX (101.3 FM; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTINGS, LLC)
  • K232DA (94.3 FM; HESPERUS, CO; Owner: NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN VOICE, INC.)
  • K237CR (95.3 FM; HESPERUS, CO; Owner: NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN VOICE, INC.)
  • KUTE (90.1 FM; IGNACIO, CO; Owner: KUTE, INC.)
  • K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KRSJ (100.5 FM; DURANGO, CO; Owner: FOUR CORNERS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K210BA (89.9 FM; PURGATORY, ETC., CO; Owner: KUTE, INC.)
  • K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K205BA (88.9 FM; RIDGWAY, ETC., CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • K257AS (99.3 FM; RIDGWAY, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • K233AH (94.5 FM; OURAY, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Ridgway:
  • K03AY (Channel 3; RIDGWAY, ETC., CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • K64BL (Channel 64; RIDGWAY, ETC., CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • K13RH (Channel 13; RIDGWAY, CO; Owner: COUNTY OF OURAY)

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